About
The Free & Equal Elections Foundation
The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy advocacy group dedicated to election reform and improving ballot access laws in the United States.
Many states have restrictive requirements that make it difficult for Independent and Third Party candidates to place their names on the ballot.
Free & Equal will challenge these laws, through lobbying of state legislators, court challenges, and initiatives.
Free & Equal will also engage in activism for causes independent of the current two-party duopoly.
Please see our Publications page for more information.
Leadership
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Christina M. Tobin is the Founder of Free & Equal Elections Foundation. As Ralph Nader’s national ballot access coordinator in 2008, she helped gather over 500,000 signatures to ensure that voters had a choice in who they cast their vote for. She has secured ballot lines for numerous independent candidates and alternative political parties including the Constitution, Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Republican and Socialist Equality parties. Christina is also CEO of Free & Equal Inc. |
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Chris Edes is Chief Information Officer of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. Edes has six years’ experience as a Systems/Network Administrator in the software development and telecommunications industries. He also served as website administrator for several political party and campaign websites on a volunteer basis. Edes has run for office three times in the state of New York, thwarting every challenge to his petitions. He is immediate past chair of the Libertarian Party of New York. |
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Kaylee Burton is Public Relations Director for the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. Her experience ranges from magazine and web editorial to non-profit public relations and activism. As president and founder of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter at the University of Oklahoma, the first student organization of its kind in the state, she led the organization of the first successful University hosted teach-in aimed at promoting political and civic involvement. Burton continues as a volunteer adviser to developing chapters at colleges across the state. Kaylee has her sights set on pursuing a Master of Public Policy and Administration, and thereafter, running for public office. |
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Erin Timmerman is Graphic Designer for the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. She has freelance experience working with individuals, non-profits and an assortment of established companies. As a Savannah College of Art and Design graduate, she has a specialization in Motion Graphics and a passion for design of all kinds. Erin also has a long-standing interest in politics and has volunteered on several past campaigns. Through F&E, she enjoys keeping herself in the political loop. |
Board of Directors
Christina M. Tobin
Christina Tobin is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. She has helped secure ballot lines for numerous independent candidates and alternative political parties including the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Republican and Socialist Equality parties. Christina is also CEO of Free & Equal Inc.
As Ralph Nader’s National Ballot Access Coordinator in 2008, she helped collect more than 300,000 signatures to put Nader on 45 state Presidential ballots and the District of Columbia, more than any other third party or independent candidate.
None of her 2008 Nader signatures were challenged although she also defends signatures. In 2002, Tobin defended signatures (she did not collect) for the Libertarian Party of Illinois. In 2006 she also successfully defended another company’s signatures for the Green Party of Illinois.
Michael Jingozian
Michael Jingozian is the Vice-Chair of the Libertarian National Committee and was a candidate for the 2008 Libertarian Presidential Nomination.
Jingozian, of Portland, Oregon, is the founder and C.E.O. of Angelvision Technologies, a marketing firm based in Portland, and online at www.angelvisiontech.com.
Randall C. Stufflebeam
Randy Stufflebeam has been the Chairman for the Constitution Party of Illinois since January, 2005. He is also the Midwestern United States Regional Chairman for the Constitution Party as well.
In 2006, Randy ran as a Constitution Party write-in Candidate for Governor, receiving nearly 20,000 votes.
While certainly Randy has a bias for the Constitution Party, he strongly believes that all citizens within the United States of America should be able to have a turn at the bat, regardless of the particular party affiliation and will do everything within his power to see this dream become a reality.
Richard Winger
Richard Winger is the leading advocate for reforming restrictive ballot access laws across the nation. Winger is the editor and publisher of Ballot Access News, a newsletter covering Independent and Third Parties, as well as developments in election law reform. Ballot Access News is published monthly and is available online at www.ballot-access.org.
Free & Equal is a non-partisan election reform and activist organization dedicated to improving ballot access laws in the United States.
